The History of the Origin, Rise and Progress of the War in America Between Great Britain and Her Colonies: From Its Commencement in the Year 1764, to ... Arrival at Boston in 1774. Volume 1 of 3

Title: The history of the origin, rise and progress of the war in America between Great Britain and her colonies : from its commencement in the year 1764, to the time of General Gage's arrival at Boston in 1774.<br /><br />Author: Multiple Contributors, See Notes<br /><br />Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana <br /><br />Description: <br /><br />Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.<br /><br />Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.<br /><br />Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.<br /><br />++++<br />The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:<br />++++<br /><br />SourceLibrary: Huntington Library<br /><br />DocumentID: SABCP01496501<br /><br />CollectionID: CTRG95-B5<br /><br />PublicationDate: 17800101<br /><br />SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America<br /><br />Notes: Largely taken from the "Annual register," London. Cf. Libby, O.G. Some pseudo histories of the American Revolution. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. Transactions, v. 13, pt. 1 (1900): 419-425. Running title: History of the war in America. "The history of the rise and progress of the war in North-America from the time of General Gage's arrival, in May 1774."--381, [1], 34 p., with separate title page. Two settings of type of p. [1]-80 noted. In one, gathering A is unsigned, and dashes are employed in the summaries at heads of chapters. In the other, gathering A is signed, and dashes are not used in the chapter summaries. "The history of the war in America between Great Britain and her colonies. Vol. II."--84, 4 p., with separate title page.<br /><br />Collation: 90, 381, [1], 34, 84, 4 p. ; 20 cm. (16mo)<br /><br />